Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>mj</b><p>Didn't think this would come up for auction for quite sometime - on Ebay of all places too; one of these days, I'll save up enough of my lunch money to buy this sucker!<br><br><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Joe-Jackson-Game-Used-Bat-Black-Betsy-White-Sox-MLB-PSA_W0QQitemZ310137236354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item310137236354&amp;_trksid=p32 86.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|3 9%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A2|294%3A50" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Joe-Jackson-Game-Used-Bat-Black-Betsy-White-Sox-MLB-PSA_W0QQitemZ310137236354QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Def aultDomain_0?hash=item310137236354&amp;_trksid=p32 86.c0.m14&amp;_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|3 9%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A2|294%3A50</a>

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>It's got a lot of good documentation, but my favorite is that it's included in Joe's will. Hard to top that.

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>Sean C</b><p>I think they use it more for a marketing piece than anything else due to the # of times I've seen it listed.

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>Marty Ogelvie</b><p>Actually, I believe this bat was on the auciton block not more than 1 year ago.. in fact I am certain of it. I know I am getting old but surely not that old. If memory serves me correctly, it was on eBay then also but I don't think it met the reserve.. <br><br>marty

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>doug goodman</b><p>That bat is always on ebay, the exact price and the exact amount to be donated change, but the huge opening bid remains.<br><br>If they had any real interest in causing some interest they would start the bidding at 99 cents with a reserve.<br><br>Doug

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>David M</b><p>So can you use your Microsoft cashback of 14%? If so, that's $196,000 off the &quot;Buy It Now&quot; price.

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Agree with above... but also, a fellow wanting to sell that should<br>have more than one photo. Close up photos and a scan of the will,<br>then you'd have something!

Shoeless Joe's Black Betsy - Wow, up for auction...
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>I'm not criticizing, as there is nothing wrong with posting a picture of yourself with a famous piece of memorabilia, but that the listing has about 8 pics of the owner says the listing may be more a promotional thing than an auction.